Orchard House, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE

Orchard House is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

At 139 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £985,000 is 23.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.